Dakor
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| ?Dakor Gujarat • India |
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| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Area • Elevation |
• 49 m (161 ft) |
| District(s) | Kheda |
| Population | 23,784 (2001) |
Coordinates: Dakor is a city and a municipality in Kheda district in the state of Gujarat, India. It is prominent for its grand temple of Shree Krishna in the entire province of Gujarat.
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[edit] History
This story is as told by the people there in 1957. Bholanath, a Krishna devotee used to walk all the way from Dakor to distant Dwaraka, on every full moon night. As Bholanath aged, it became harder for him to go to Dwaraka. Lord Krishna then told him that he need not walk all the way to Dwaraka as he had decided to accompany him and stay with him in Dakor.
So, some devotees started moving the idol of Lord Krishna. The local people objected to this and fought with the devotees. God told the devotees to throw his idol into the water. The local people searched for the idol by poking sticks into the water, but they were not able to find it. When the devotees removed the idol of Lord Krishna, wounds were seen all over the idol. These wounds were attributed as due to the sticks.
The local people then asked the devotees for gold equal to the weight of the idol. The only gold that the devotee had was his wife's nose ring. However, when the nose ring and the idol were weighed, they were found to be equal in weight. It is believed that Lord Krishna tilted the scales in favour of the nose ring, so that the local people could get only a very small quantity of gold. This idol of Lord Krishna was then installed at Dakor. This shows how Lord Krishna changed his residence for the convenience of his devotees.
[edit] Festival
On full moon days, people visit the temple to seek the blessings as was done by the devotee who brought Shree Krishna to the temple. So there is a great inflow of people and the town is very crowded. There is a carnival or fair taking place around February and March, on the day of festival of Holi and observed by all Hindus as a mark for triumph of the truth and goodness.
On the day of sarad purnima which comes after end of navratra is the day believed on which lord krishna come to dakor as ranchodrai with his great devotee known as badona. lord come to dakor to fulfil the promise that he will come to dakor with bodana.
[edit] Cleanliness
Although having a great inflow of people on certain occasions, Dakor has problems with cleanliness and organization. The system of the town gets disturbed on events like this.
[edit] Geography
Dakor is located at [1]. It has an average elevation of 49 metres (160 feet).
[edit] Demographics
As of 2001 India census[2], Dakor had a population of 23,784. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Dakor has an average literacy rate of 76%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 82% and, female literacy is 69%. In Dakor, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.
[edit] References
- ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Dakor
- ^ Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns. (Provisional). Census Commission of India. Retrieved on 2007-09-03.
[edit] External links
- http://www.gujaratgifts.com/gujinfo/temples.htm
- http://www.gujaratplus.com/web/gujarat/info/pilgrim/pilgrim2.html
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